Living with Narcolepsy at 21 😴

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Ashia Rivers

Hey, been suffering for 5-6 years now undiagnosed. This is a hell I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I feel like nun of my days consist of enough time. I can’t work, I get called lazy and broke which. Haven’t figured out how I can get back to school so that’s 15,000 down the drain cause people don’t want to help even when I beg on my knees. Nobody understands what they can’t feel and what is rare. Some days I feel like giving up and you may feel that keep pushing life always has a way of figuring itself out

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